GRANT ||| ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL

I am happy to announce that I received a project grant for francophone visual and craft artists from the Ontario Arts Council! I will be starting new works on the theme of self-identification and senf-perception... Stay tuned!

The exhibition Face à Face is a project I have initiated with jewellery artist Devon Thom. We invited a selected group of Canadian artists to submit their work for this juried exhibition, and invited Melanie Egan, director of Craft and Design at Harbourfront Centre, and Paul McClure, artist and jewellery arts professor at George Brown College, to curate the exhibition.

I am happy to announce that the exhibition will be featured in the Parcours Bijoux festival, in Paris! Works by 10 Canadian artists including myself will be presented at Galerie Résidences. If you wish to help us in realizing this project, visit our Indiegogo campaign page!

I also wish to aknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council for my participation in this worderful exhibition project.

EXHIBITION ||| ESPACE HABITÉ / INHABITED SPACE

The exhibition "Espace habité / Inhabited Space", which presents works from 13 contemporary jewellery artists from Quebec including myself, will be travelling to Paris for the Parcours Bijoux this fall. The exhibition curated by Noel Guyomarc'h and Stéphane Blackburn, will be presented at the Institut National des Metiers d'Art. If you wish to help make this project come to life, check out the Indiegogo campaign!

ART FAIR ||| TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION

I will be presenting my work at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition again this year, after receiving last year's Best of Wearable Art Award! You can find me at Booth P-083, where I will be presenting some of my most recent preoduction work as well as several pieces from the series Les jardins: On fait tous des fleurs pour s'empêcher de mourir.

If you drop by TOAE, you should also make a stop at the Craft Ontario booth, where two of my brooches will be on display in the Citizens of Craft exhibition!

EXHIBITION ||| SEEING RED

I recently had the honor to be approached by curator Barbara Cohen to include two of my brooches from the "Coming and Going" series in her upcoming exhibition Seeing Red, at the Craft Council of BC Gallery. For the duration of the exhibition, some of my production work will also be available at the shop!

EXHIBITION ||| ESPACE HABITÉ / INHABITED SPACE

I am happy to annouce that my work will be featured in the exhibition "Espace habité / Inhabited Space", which will include works from 13 contemporary jewellery artists from Quebec. Curated by Noel Guyomarc'h and Stéphane Blackburn, the exhibition will be presented at Amaranto Joies, in Barcelona, Spain.

EXHIBITION ||| THE ESSENTIALS

As part of the Toronto Design Offsite Festival, Harbourfront Centre is presenting The Essentials, an exhibition curated by Melanie Egan, Director of Craft and Design at Harbourfront Centre. I am happy to announce that I was invited to be part of this exhibition featuring works by 7 contemporary jewellery artists.

Contemporary jewellery is a term widely used since the 1960s. It typifies a particular genre of jewellery that is made mostly by hand; not necessarily of precious metals, although it can be; often uses alternative materials; is not necessarily functional; and is conceptually driven. Much like contemporary art, contemporary jewellery expands our view of ourselves, society and the world-at-large. The uniqueness and attraction of contemporary jewellery is its direct connection to the body and ability to convey messages at an intimate level.

The Essentials is an exhibition devoted to the contemporary jewellery we wear daily. We deem essentials as basic and important in our lives. To choose contemporary jewellery rather than commercial or mass-produced jewellery defines the wearer and their interests.

At the heart of the exhibition is an opportunity to change perceptions about contemporary jewellery and its role in our daily lives. The work in this exhibition expresses the view that contemporary jewellery is not an extraordinary option but a necessary day-to-day choice.

The EssentialsJanuary 21 to June 18 2017Opening reception: January 27, 6-10 pm

VIDEO ||| 30 SECONDS FILMARTISTS

I was lucky enough to have Paris Zheng, the Toronto based filmmaker who runs the project Filmartists, come to my studio last week to do some filming. She creates 30 second films on local artists and they are all absolutely beautiful! Click here to watch mine!

ARTICLE ||| A/DORNMENT: CURATING CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY

While I was at Joya Barcelona earlier this fall, I had the pleasure to meet Ilaria Ruggiero and Claudia Capodiferro, two of the founding members of A/dornment, a curatorial project and website dedicated to contemporary jewellery. An article about my work and my inspirations was just recently published on their website. Click here to read!

I am happy to support Childen's Aid Foundation, an organization helping disadvantaged children to reinvent their future and to have access to the same privileges as other kids. I personnally am extremely grateful for growing up in a sane environment, with supportive parents. Since this is not true for everyone, lets do all we can to give all children the support they need!

TRAVEL GRANT ||| CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

Good news in the mail today: I have received a travel grant to support my participation to Joya Barcelona this past month. This is my first grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, I am extremely grateful for the support!

I am happy to be part of the selection of artists represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h at this year's edition of SOFA Chicago! Some pieces from my latest body of work, "Les jardins: On fait tous des fleurs pour s'empêcher de mourir", will be presented alongside the work of 37 other artists from Canada and abroad.